2022 Rate Update for Section 26 Day Health Services, CR 110465

Jul 08, 2022

Effective July 1, 2022, the rate for Section 26, Chapter III, Day Health Services (S5100 HC – Day Care Services)  increased from $3.86 to $3.99 per unit. The increase is based on 3.38 percent inflation   

per Chapter III, Section 26, of the MaineCare Benefits Manual, which states that: “Effective July 1, 2019, payment rates attributable to wages and salaries for personal care and related services will be increased annually by an inflation adjustment cost-of-living percentage in accordance with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, Medical care services (professional services, nursing home and adult day care services) from the prior December. These cost-of-living increases shall continue annually until the Department has completed a rate study for adult family care services, adult day services or homemaker services and the rates in the rate study have been implemented.”    

The new rate can also be viewed on the fee schedule found on the Health PAS Online Portal.    

If you have questions about the rate, please contact Rate Setting directly by emailing either Dwayne Parsons or Grace Williams.